Year 2552. The Earth is no longer habitable since year 2401 due to the its atmosphere collapse and temperature rise in planet Earth. Human race has been forced to live in the different colonized planets into the Solar System. This was called "The Second Exodus".

After the "Enceladus Atmosphere Implementation Program" (EAIP) succeed in year 2295, Saturn's moon ENCELADUS turned into the most important human colony into the Solar System altogether with Titan's.

Even though extreme cold conditions are still uncontrollable in a 40% of Enceladus, there's liquid water produced during the EAIP in a almost a 35% of its surface, enabling the proper ecosystem for human being subsistence and many other life forms...

Due to its perfect gravity conditions (very similar to the Earth's) after the EAIP, ENCELADUS colony became a planet of interest to Aperture Laboratories to develop its more ambitious testing program, The Enceladus Initiative.

Many thanks to:- My soulmate Ely for her love and support. No one else would have been bearing me like her during all this time mapping and playing a game!
- My dear friend Necati for his continuous kindness, help and support.
- Vane, thank you so much. You are an awesome designer and friend!

Special thanks to:HMW, Damagepy, Mevious, Omnicoder and Chickenmobile for their continuous help solving my many doubts while I'm mapping!

Also very special thanks to the Nº 1 Portal community leader in the world, Thnkingwithportals.com, without it I wouldn't have learnt ever all I know. It continues being a reference to me for solving my mapping issues each day, and an awesome community with great ppl always ready to give you a hand! ,,, Apart from being the best site if you're looking for the best quality Portal custom maps.

And finally, thank you guys for beta-testing this, my puzzles won't be what they are without your help!

Hey guys! I'm sorry for this terrible delay in posting any news of any kind ;D

As usual, I haven't stopped mapping (AT ALL) these 2 months (o_O I didn't notice it was that long LOL). The thing is that I've been quite busy with side projects. Mainly some beta-testing of friends' maps, but also a new map I've been making. Let me share 2 main important and HOT news with you all!

Da-MASK [Chander Test 12 REmix by josepezdj]

This project raised right after completing a map of one of my favourite puzzlemakers, Chander. The thing is that I spent a lot of time playing his Test nº 12 that I found a new solution I wanted to performed, but in order to do so, some changes had to be be introduced in the map. So after having Chander's permission, I've been developing a "REmix" of his map... it has taking me nearly 2 months to complete because I finally made it way more complex and bigger ;D Apart from "drowning" it with a personal style that I use to give my maps :D

The map will be released really soon because I'm almost finished with it now, though it's a hard map. Judging from the lack of replies to The Second Exodus (surely because of the difficulty level) I won't even suggest you to try it. But in the case you still want to play it, just stay tuned to my workshop: Steamcommunity.com

As I said above I'm so sorry for sort of deviating my work a little from the mod due to side projects. The thing is I like creating and that's what I've been doing :) So concerning the mod, I always wanted to released those 6 first levels as a whole bunch right in the moment I finished with them all. This has some advantages but also some inconvenients. My main purpose was to tell the story how it has to be told, from the beginning to the end, introducing the characters step by step, to include all the custom stuff including the music and soundscapes, the voiceovers, etc.

But lately I've thought of a different approach, I've decided to release the mod by chapters ;D ... due mainly to 2 things/worrries:

1. Mainly, I'd like to to gather more information about my maps' difficullty level, and I'd like to have feedback about the gameplay... I am really concerned regarding this. It's difficult for me not to be a bit tricky or twisted when it comes to puzzle making because I love hard maps, that's the truth. But I've decided to make the mod a bit bigger and to dim the difficulty curve along the mod. However, there are many difficult puzzles already mapped and ready to go! and those will ofc be kept.

2. I'd like to keep the followers of the mod or my work engaged and busy! ;D I think it's a good approach too to be sharing the maps and to let you guys be an active part of the mod's development by playing the maps and giving feedback.

So these could be thee conclusions.

- Feedback is absolutely required for every mapper to continue developing and improving! I urge you all to don't ever stop giving your opinion. If the map is hard, just say. if you like it, say it, and If you want to send me to hell, please say it too :p ...but please do not stay quiet or I won't be able to make decisions about the progression and I'll finally do whatever that comes from my mind.

- As spotted already, a demo will be released. I think I can include 2 maps: one medium difficulty and a hard one. This way I can measure up the community level. NOTE: as I want this demo to be a Christmas gift, I have to hurry a lot! and maybe I cannot prepare the music, effects or voiceovers in time. But the demo will be released with no more delay. Also, the demo maps will be located in the middle of the mod, so there is still no beginning or much story into them, please be noted.

- After that first demo I'll start making the very beginning of the mod, still not mapped, but more or less ccompletely sketched. As soon as the first chapter is ready I'll release it. NOTE: In this case, only after having it complete, including all, story, scenes, music, characters, models, etc. this chapter will be out. And so on with ther rest of chapters ;D

I love the mod! the things that i like are: it has it's own storyline, style, textures and etc. I don't know how all mappers are working on Hammer and Source, i think a lot. I wanna see the mod come out as soon as possible! Good luck and continue make one of the greatest mods EVER! :D

P. S. - I wanna back the warm style. Cold is something typical, just my preference for the mod.

To start preparing for the community release, check the ol' suggestion box. The #1 request: less difficult tests. The #2 request, shorter tests (or at the least fewer of them...how many maps are planned to be in the mod?).

I remember there was a point I could get trapped in the demo map while trying for the easter egg. I have a new guide out for you, and if you want, I could beta-test for various things, as well as customize soundscapes....